Deepsea Lightfishes [Yarrella]
Description
Yarrella is a genus comprising species of deep-sea lightfishes known for their bioluminescent properties. These fishes have elongated bodies and are adapted to life in the deep sea, with large eyes for detecting light in the darkness and photophores along their bodies for bioluminescence. Deepsea lightfishes of this genus play a role in the deep-sea food web, both as predators and prey. They are found in various deep-sea environments, often below the photic zone, where sunlight does not penetrate.
Species
Blue lanternfish [Tarletonbeania crenularis]
View DetailsCocco's lanternfish [Lobianchia gemellarii]
View DetailsBluntsnout lanternfish [Diaphus metopoclampus]
View DetailsGlacier lanternfish [Benthosema glaciale]
View DetailsSlender lanternfish [Lampanyctus tenuiformis]
View DetailsTaxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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| Order |
Dragonfishes
Stomiiformes
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| Family |
Lightfishes
Phosichthyidae
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Statistics
- Species 5